Delegate from Ann Arbor gets her 15 minutes of fame at Democratic National Convention

Charles Dharapak | The Associated PressLynne Schwartz of Ann Arbor, left, is pictured on the floor of the Democratic National Convention on Monday with friend and fellow Michigan delegate Abby Dart of Harbor Springs. Dart is wearing a Mackinac Bridge hat.

Ann Arbor's Lynne Schwartz is getting a bit more than her Andy Warhol-allotted 15 minutes of fame at the Democratic National Convention.

In just her first two days in Denver, the Michigan delegate's photograph was sent to news organizations globally, her friends told she's been seen seen dancing on the convention floor on C-SPAN, and she's rubbed elbows with some of the top players in Michigan and national politics, including an unexpected private meeting with First Lady hopeful Michelle Obama on Tuesday.

The brief meeting with Michelle Obama, attended by five other female delegates from around the country, occurred in a small room following a forum on women in politics featuring several governors, senators and party dignitaries. Schwartz said she tagged along with fellow delegate Abby Dart, of Harbor Springs, who was invited by the campaign.

"It was incredible to see such strong women who overcame difficult obstacles," Schwartz said.

As for Mrs. Obama, Schwartz said their conversation focused mostly on the Obama children and how impressed she was by the family after their introduction to the nation Monday night.

It was the kind of encounter she hoped to have at her first national convention, but not one Schwartz realistically expected to happen.

Certainly not with a woman in the midst of making history, not after possibly the biggest moment of her public life.

And yet there was Michelle Obama, appearing and acting no different than the first time she saw her in person at a campaign event earlier this year.

"She was so genuine and wanted to talk about her kids, like any mother would," said Schwartz, a psychologist at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in York Township.